Doctor Hook (album)

Doctor Hook, later released as Sylvia's Mother, is the debut studio album by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 1972.

Doctor Hook
Studio album by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Released	May 1972
Genre	Country rock rock
Length	32:47
Label	Columbia Harmony CBS
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show chronology
Doctor Hook (1972) Sloppy Seconds (1973)
Sylvia's Mother
1978 re-issued Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Shel Silverstein except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sylvia's Mother"		3:50
2.	"Marie Lavaux"	Shel Silverstein, Baxter Taylor	2:39
3.	"Sing Me A Rainbow"		2:33
4.	"Hey, Lady Godiva"		2:19
5.	"Four Years Older Than Me"	Dennis Locorriere, Jay David, Ray Sawyer, Ron Haffkine	2:31
6.	"Kiss It Away"		4:03
7.	"Makin' It Natural"		2:51
8.	"I Call That True Love"		3:01
9.	"When She Cries"		3:02
10.	"Judy"		3:41
11.	"Mama, I'll Sing One Song For You"		2:32
Total length:			32:47

Personnel

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

• Ray Sawyer – lead vocals, guitar
• Dennis Locorriere – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
• George Cummings – steel guitar, lead guitar
• Billy Francis – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jay David – drums, backing vocals

Production

• David Brown – engineer
• Ron Coro – art direction, design
• George Engfer – engineer
• Ron Haffkine – producer
• Glenn Kolotkin – engineer
• Mike Larner – engineer
• Tom Lubin – engineer
• Roy Segal – engineer
• Ken Walz – photography

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report[2]	22
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[3]	45
Canada RPM 100 Albums[4]	38

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1972[5]	Columbia	Vinyl LP	C 30898
Australia	1972	Harmony	Vinyl LP (Re-Release)	SCD-499-076
South Africa	1972[6]	Date	Vinyl LP	DAS2135

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.